Where does “sūfan” come from?
sūfan (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *sūpan, from Proto-Germanic sūpaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sewb-.
sūfan (Old High German): to slurp, drink
Ancestry of “sūfan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *sūpan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sūpaną | to drink; sip; slurp; gulp |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *sewb- | — |
Words derived from “sūfan”